The case materials do not prove that my client gave any narcotics [to Daur Buava], - Giorgi Megrelishvili, the lawyer of Saba Bochorishvili, who was arrested on drug charges in the Abkhazian blogger Daur Buava death case, stated after the end of the trial.

As he notes, Saba Bochorishvili had a small amount of marijuana at home for his own use.

"The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has publicly stated and has repeatedly emphasized today that it turns out that both defendants gave the deceased a narcotic substance, which is likely to have caused his death. However, I would like to inform the public that the case materials do not prove that my client gave any narcotic substance, he simply knew the deceased, which is why his home was searched. The only thing the investigative body found in his home was a very small amount, 0.24 grams of dried marijuana, which he had for personal use. This is precisely why he has been charged," the lawyer said, adding that "nothing the prosecutor has stated has been proven."

When asked why his client did not inform Daur Biava or the woman with him that he had become unwell, the lawyer did not give a specific answer.

"What the prosecutor said has not been proved. Accordingly, I cannot comment on these statements. In the interests of my client, I cannot provide you with more information," Megrelishvili said.

According to the investigation, Daur Buava and the accused Valeria Kirilyuk consumed the drug "methadone" given to them by Givi Gudadze. During a search of his house, law enforcement officers seized a particularly large amount - 6.27 grams of "methadone", which the accused had packaged into 9 packages in order to facilitate its sale.

As for Saba Bochorishvili, he illegally purchased and kept 0.24 grams of dried marijuana in his home.

For information, Givi Gudadze was charged under Article 260, Part Three, Subparagraph “a”, Article 260, Part Six, Subparagraph “a”, and Article 260, Part Seven (illegal purchase and storage of narcotic drugs in a particularly large amount, facilitation of sale and illegal transfer of narcotic drugs) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for the form and extent of punishment of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.

As for Saba Bochorishvili, he was charged under Article 273 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal purchase and storage of narcotic drugs in a small amount by a person convicted of a narcotics crime). This provides for imprisonment for a term of up to one year.